Stuffed Ancho Chile with Plantain in Tomato Sauce

This Lent season, enjoy a delicious stuffed ancho chile with refried beans and chipotle and a special filling of plantain with epazote and bacon. It is accompanied by a thick tomato sauce and pickled onions! You won’t believe how tasty it is!
Ingredients
4
Servings
  • 4 ancho chiles, deveined
  • 4 slices turkey bacon, in cubes
  • 1/4 onions, finely chopped 1/4 onions, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic 1 clove garlic
  • 4 plantains, in cubes
  • 1 tablespoon epazote, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Great Value® plain salt
  • 1 1/2 cups refried beans 1 1/2 cups refried beans
  • 1 tablespoon ground chipotle chile
  • 4 tomatoes, roasted 4 tomatoes, roasted
  • 1/8 onions, grilled 1/8 onions, grilled
  • 1 clove garlic, roasted 1 clove garlic, roasted
  • 1/4 cups water 1/4 cups water
  • 3 cilantro seeds
  • 1 tablespoon soybean oil
  • 1/2 red onions, sliced 1/2 red onions, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cups water
  • 1/2 teaspoons Great Value® plain salt
  • 1/4 teaspoons oregano
Preparation
35 mins
30 mins
Low
  • In a small pot over medium heat, boil water and remove from heat. Soak the chiles for about 10 minutes or until softened. Drain and set aside.
  • For the filling, in a skillet over medium heat, fry the bacon for 3 minutes. Remove excess fat and add the onion, cooking for a few minutes. Add the garlic and plantain. Cook until the plantain is soft. Season with epazote and salt. Set aside.
  • Meanwhile, in a skillet over medium heat, heat the beans and mix with the chipotle pepper. Adjust seasoning and set aside.
  • For the sauce, blend the tomatoes with garlic, onion, water, and cilantro seeds. Heat the oil in a small pot over medium heat, and fry the sauce. Cook for about 10 minutes or until thickened and seasoned. Set aside.
  • For the pickled onions, mix the red onion with vinegar, water, salt, and oregano in a bowl. Let it sit for a few minutes.
  • Stuff the chiles with some beans and the sautéed plantain. Serve on a plate with the tomato sauce as a mirror, and accompany with the pickled onions. Buy HERE

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